So,who gets to go on second? The last batted out of the inning before? So dumb.

Baseball is by nature a slow game. There are ways to speed up the game other than giving people stats that didn't earn them. There will have to be a new stat category. Runs/steals/GWRuns in extra innings. Because the guy shouldn't even be on second base. Those stats should just be given to someone. They have to be separated.

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So,who gets to go on second? The last batted out of the inning before? So dumb.

Baseball is by nature a slow game. There are ways to speed up the game other than giving people stats that didn't earn them. There will have to be a new stat category. Runs/steals/GWRuns in extra innings. Because the guy shouldn't even be on second base. Those stats should just be given to someone. They have to be separated.

I heard an interview with Mark Texira and how his avg plummeted when teams started to shift on him. For whatever reason he couldn't go opposite way.

Exactly. His team is down 7 runs and he's supposed to be ok with just trying to hit into the shift? Complete BS. Minnesota is just butthurt their strategy backfired.

I've seen the way defenses line up against Anthony Rizzo. If I were Anthony (especially starting the season off 2 for 19 against the fucking Marlins for christ's sake) I'd be practing 3rd baseline bunts all day every day.I think the defensive shifts are complete chickenshit strategy and any manager that employs one (Joe Maddon included) is only demonstrating how little faith he has in his pitcher and defense to get the job done. There ought to be a rule limiting the number of position players you can have on one side of the field.

I heard an interview with Mark Texira and how his avg plummeted when teams started to shift on him. For whatever reason he couldn't go opposite way.

Exactly. His team is down 7 runs and he's supposed to be ok with just trying to hit into the shift? Complete BS. Minnesota is just butthurt their strategy backfired.

I've seen the way defenses line up against Anthony Rizzo. If I were Anthony (especially starting the season off 2 for 19 against the fucking Marlins for christ's sake) I'd be practing 3rd baseline bunts all day every day.I think the defensive shifts are complete chickenshit strategy and any manager that employs one (Joe Maddon included) is only demonstrating how little faith he has in his pitcher and defense to get the job done. There ought to be a rule limiting the number of position players you can have on one side of the field.

Their right to do that to try and prevent hits...but I am not sure why it is frowned on to try and force people to play the game the positions the normal way. If you cannot hit/bunt/whatever that way, no matter what? I think the other team should play you that way.

I heard an interview with Mark Texira and how his avg plummeted when teams started to shift on him. For whatever reason he couldn't go opposite way.

Exactly. His team is down 7 runs and he's supposed to be ok with just trying to hit into the shift? Complete BS. Minnesota is just butthurt their strategy backfired.

I've seen the way defenses line up against Anthony Rizzo. If I were Anthony (especially starting the season off 2 for 19 against the fucking Marlins for christ's sake) I'd be practing 3rd baseline bunts all day every day.I think the defensive shifts are complete chickenshit strategy and any manager that employs one (Joe Maddon included) is only demonstrating how little faith he has in his pitcher and defense to get the job done. There ought to be a rule limiting the number of position players you can have on one side of the field.

Their right to do that to try and prevent hits...but I am not sure why it is frowned on to try and force people to play the game the positions the normal way. If you cannot hit/bunt/whatever that way, no matter what? I think the other team should play you that way.

Dozier is dumb.

Wow. The Twins are really upset about this?!? Fuck Dozier for saying "I'm sure they'll address it". Address what? The guy doing what he needed to do to get on base??? If teams are going to play the shift, they open themselves up to things like this. I can't believe teams are complaining about it when they are the ones that chose to line up that way. Unreal.

I heard an interview with Mark Texira and how his avg plummeted when teams started to shift on him. For whatever reason he couldn't go opposite way.

Exactly. His team is down 7 runs and he's supposed to be ok with just trying to hit into the shift? Complete BS. Minnesota is just butthurt their strategy backfired.

I've seen the way defenses line up against Anthony Rizzo. If I were Anthony (especially starting the season off 2 for 19 against the fucking Marlins for christ's sake) I'd be practing 3rd baseline bunts all day every day.I think the defensive shifts are complete chickenshit strategy and any manager that employs one (Joe Maddon included) is only demonstrating how little faith he has in his pitcher and defense to get the job done. There ought to be a rule limiting the number of position players you can have on one side of the field.

I heard an interview with Mark Texira and how his avg plummeted when teams started to shift on him. For whatever reason he couldn't go opposite way.

Exactly. His team is down 7 runs and he's supposed to be ok with just trying to hit into the shift? Complete BS. Minnesota is just butthurt their strategy backfired.

I've seen the way defenses line up against Anthony Rizzo. If I were Anthony (especially starting the season off 2 for 19 against the fucking Marlins for christ's sake) I'd be practing 3rd baseline bunts all day every day.I think the defensive shifts are complete chickenshit strategy and any manager that employs one (Joe Maddon included) is only demonstrating how little faith he has in his pitcher and defense to get the job done. There ought to be a rule limiting the number of position players you can have on one side of the field.

Their right to do that to try and prevent hits...but I am not sure why it is frowned on to try and force people to play the game the positions the normal way. If you cannot hit/bunt/whatever that way, no matter what? I think the other team should play you that way.

Dozier is dumb.

I kind of look at it like offside in football. Granted there are all different formations in football but for the most part, players have to be in the general area of their assigned position.